~~FG anniversary~~

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:18 pm

i apologize to Minks, whose idea this was, i just can't find the thread...it's the one-year anniversary of FG and we have developed quite a cohesive community here! i would like to say congrats to admin, Anastrophe and Tombstone, and thankyou as well! and especially thanks to all the people who have made FG so diverse and interesting! it's funny, it's political, it's informative, and i have to say i am so gratified to have a place to pass on Amber Alerts and crime info, my passion. this board reaches many people! what are your feelings about what FG brings to you?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:22 pm

Happy Birthday!

:yh_party

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:52 pm

Happy Birthday!!!

I had no idea the FG was so young. IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve been here most of its existence and didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t realize it.

It has taken on its own personality and I like it. The people here are great as evidenced by the fact you continue to put up with me. This is a great place.

Absolutely cool Lady Cop and I agree with you. Thanks for the post.:-6

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:56 pm

Clint wrote: The people here are great as evidenced by the fact you continue to put up with me.
And me!!

Happy Birthday FG!!! :yh_dance

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:00 pm

Boy, that came up on me fast!! Didn't see it coming!

FG is only the second board I've ever been on and I really like it. The

variety of things to "talk" about and the variety of people... well, MOST

of the people... I enjoy it.

Happy Birthday, Garden!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:04 pm

Clint wrote:

Absolutely cool Lady Cop and I agree with you. Thanks for the post.:-6Clint, i always enjoy talking to you. you are reasonable and intelligent!

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:16 pm

lady cop wrote: Clint, i always enjoy talking to you. you are reasonable and intelligent!
No apology needed LC, I had received the suggestion from Spot and thought the 29th was the anniversary of the first post and figured we all ought to put a greeting in at the pub any time on the 29th but if today is the actual birth date of FG then wahoooooo Happy Big One Birthday and may we grow to see many more and perhaps one day have a meeting of the members in real time.

Enough said party on!!

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:43 pm

Thank you Anastrophe and Tombstone and Happy Anniversary.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:53 pm

lady cop wrote: Clint, i always enjoy talking to you. you are reasonable and intelligent!
Thank you. I find you to be reasonable and intelligent also... only more of both.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:58 pm

Peg wrote: Thank you Anastrophe and Tombstone and Happy Anniversary.

I would like to second your "Thank You" Peg (since I don't know how to do something that nice).:yh_star

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:01 pm

Wish I could take credit for it Clint. I go to a site that has a thread called "share your favorite gif images". I'm a gif addict now.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:17 am

Since coming into the Garden i have seen many people,

from many parts of the world, from all walks of life, drift in and out.

I've met some good, some bad, and some just downright ugly!

I know i can rely on the Garden to cheer me up if i'm feeling a little low,

to let me rant if i have a beef, to just let me be me.

To the Admin who do a fantastic job keeping this community going at great cost to themselves,

I salute you x.

To all the members who i now consider as friends thankyou x.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FORUM GARDEN.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:06 am

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Last winter... FG helped me deal with a lonely transition down to Georgia. Ill always remember those early morning hours spent at the computer. It was enlightening and thrilling to speak to people from all over our world. Thank You Forum Garden. Happy Birthday and Best wishes for your continued success.

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buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:57 am

happy birthday

what the garden gives me is some amazing new friends & a place i feel safe

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:57 am

oh wow! I had no idea the place was so young!

Happy Birthday Forum Garden!

Glad to be counted amongst it's blooms!:-6

Post by **Betty Boop** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:54 am

Happy Birthday to the Garden!!

Thanks to everyone here, for the advice and reassurance that I deserved better, I came on here in tough times, asked for advice and got what I needed to help me start afresh.

Now I can visit in my lonely times, the evenings when the children are tucked up and sleeping and feel like I have company!

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:05 am

Only a year? I guess I've been here since pretty much the beginning too. How incredibly odd.

After all that time, I still haven't figured out where Abbey gets those amazing pics.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:09 am

Not only is admin doing a fabulous job, everyone as a team seems to be putting out a grand effort to make this a most pleasing place to come and hang out. Pat yourselves on the back all of you and say job well done, it is really quite an amazing feat to gather a bunch of random folks into one place and make friends. Sure we have had a controversial few, a spammer, a scammer and flamer here and there, but with the efforts of our good members we have managed to keep the FG respectible and fun while being informative and challenging. CHEERS GANG we are great.

And Happy BD to us all in sharing the first year of Forum Garden.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:15 am

Far Rider wrote: Gosh you people *sniff* make me wanna cry... hahahahaha

I checked a bunch of forums out before I landed here, I can't remember now if it was a 'conspiracy theory' search or a 'religious discussion' search I did??? doesn't matter now... what I found was a place to belong and you folks make me want to come here, no where else have I found the kind of people I want to hang around with, but here.

Each place I go to there's what I call the 20% factor... thats the 20% of the folks there I actually like and enjoy talking to, it usually does not get much higher than that.

Here I enjoy an unprecedented 99.9% factor! (sorry, there are the occasional sonics that drive me crazy)

Thanks everyone!

OK memory test, the song "thank you for being a friend" I think that ought to be our theme song for FG but..... just who sang that.... Oh Jives do you know??

Bridget · Post by **Bridget** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:00 am

A great big Happy Birthday to all of you involved with GF. I found you quite by accident and see not all accidents are bad. I love all the members and look forward everyday that I'm home to check in on you and see what your up too. Some of you make me laugh right out loud and some make me cry. Thats okay that just proves this forum is a big picture of life. Now you have all became a part of my life. :-4

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:29 am

minks wrote: OK memory test, the song "thank you for being a friend" I think that ought to be our theme song for FG but..... just who sang that.... Oh Jives do you know??

That's Andrew Gold, from the late seventies...He's got a greatest hits album out, check the sound bite here:

http://music.yahoo.com/release/1789

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:00 am

Jives wrote: That's Andrew Gold, from the late seventies...He's got a greatest hits album out, check the sound bite here:

http://music.yahoo.com/release/1789

You know singing along to the net at work is forbidden ahahaha

Yes yes that is the song, hehehe I liked that song. way back then.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:01 am

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FG !!!

As others have said, I found FG when I was confused, stressed, even scared, & needed some friendly advise, and experiences of others. My FG family has certainly made it the place to come, it's a mind saver for myself & I'm sure many others as well!! Wishing FG continued success for years to come!! :-6

Great Job Tombstone & Anastrophe!!!

babygirl · Post by **babygirl** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:20 pm

Happy Birthday Forum Garden!!

thankyou to all the lovely people out there who make this forum so good thanks to the owners for giving us this wonderful corner of heven without FG i would be lost :-4